A junior school production reprising Scarface, the violent gangster movie starring
Al Pacino, has become an unlikely hit on YouTube as the child stars of the show shoot each other with toy guns and call each other 'mothefudgers'.

Cliff Curtis, Steven Strait and Mo Zainal star in 10,000BC We review the latest DVDs to rent or buy in the UK. 10,000 BC (Cert 12, 104 mins, Warner Home Video, Action/Romance, also available to buy DVD £15.99/two-disc DVD £22.99/Blu-ray £26.99) On the snowy peaks of a Siberian mountain range, the Yagahl tribe celebrates the […]

Brokeback Mountain, starring Heath Ledger, will be screened at Somerset House Brokeback Mountain will be screened in the open air at London’s Somerset House this summer. The Oscar-winning movie starring the late Heath Ledger is among a string of classic films, including The Elephant Man, Leon and Scarface, on the bill at this year’s Film4 […]

From The Godfather to Scarface to Heat, films about American gangsters aren't just legion, they're legend. So Ridley Scott's slick, intelligent portrait of real-life 1970s Harlem mobster Frank Lucas has some tough acts to follow.

Goodfellas: good film about tough fellas The Godfather II It’s a rare feat for a sequel to better the original but the second instalment of The Godfather trilogy thunders past its predecessor. Interweaving the early life of Vito Corleone (Robert De Niro) with the tale of how his son Michael (Al Pacino) later attempts to […]

Michelle has received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Michelle Pfeiffer has been given her very own gold star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The actress – who looked stunning and miles younger than her 49 years in a white sheath dress – was honoured for her contribution to the entertainment industry. […]

Say hello to me leettle friend A mob house modelled on the luxury mansion where Scarface anti-hero Tony Montana met his fate is to be turned into a physiotherapy centre for disabled people. The home of Naples mobster Walter Schiavone, who modelled his £1.35m home on that of the character played by Al Pacino in […]

Al Pacino was left almost speechless by his award Al Pacino made grand speeches on screen as Michael Corleone and Tony Montana, but when the actor was honoured with the American Film Institute’s Life Achievement Award, he was practically speechless. “I need a character,” the 67-year-old actor said in Los Angeles, clearly overwhelmed with emotion. […]

Jailed: Dawn Fields A young mother who hired a New York gang to kidnap a 10-year-old boy at gunpoint was jailed for 15 years today. The terrified youngster was made to kiss his bound and gagged mother goodbye after being dragged away by the thugs hunting an “underworld” fortune. Convinced he would be shot if […]

WHEN YOU THINKof Havana, you probably envisage Al Pacino’s role as Tony Montana, from the Hollywood blockbuster Scarface,writes Vicki-Marie Cossar. But the image of violence, drugs and communism he portrayed is a world away from the colourful, vibrant city that Havana is today. Horse-drawn carts, classic American cars, little shanty towns and buildings that look […]